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MACHINE FOR LAGING JAGQUARD CARDS.

Patented Deo. 25, 1888.

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MACHINE FOR LAGING JAOQUARD CARDS.

Patented Deo. 25, 1888.v

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.v

HENRY BLACKFD. PAYNE AND VILLIAM CAMPION, OF NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND; SAID OAMPION ASSIGNOR, BY'MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO A. G. JENNINGS lu SONS, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

MACHINE FOR LACING JACQUARD CARDS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 895,076, dated December 25, 1888.

Application filed March 22, 1888. Serial No. 268,074. (No model.) Patented in England January 30, 1886, No. 1,897.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that We, HENRY BLACKFORD PAYNE and WILLIAM CAMPION, both of N ottingham, England, have invented an Improved Jacquard Card-Lacing Machine, of Which the following is a specification, and for which we have obtained Letters Patent of Great Britain, Ilo. 1,397, dated January 30, y

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in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a machine constructed according to our invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, partly broken. Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section, enlarged, taken on the plane of the line c c, Fig. 2. Fig. et is a detail section on the line 7c It', Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail side' elevation of the machine, looking from the side opposite that shown in Fig. l. Figs. 6 and 7 are detail face and edge views, respectively, of the cam for operating the looper-shaft; and Fig. 8 is a face view of a portion of two cards shown sewed together.

In the accompanying drawings, A represents the framing of our machine, which may be of suitable construction. In thc upper front portion of the frame A is journaled a horizontal shaft, B, that receives motion by Ineans of belt and pulley or other suitable gear. In the upper rear portion of lthe framing A is hung a rod, D, parallel with the shaft B.

Upon the shaft B and rod D, or upon suitable portions of the frame A, are hung two or more lacing-mach nes proper, that are adapted to be moved longitudinally along the framing A toward and from each other. These lacingmachines proper are arranged and operate as follows: F is the bed-plate of one such lacingmachine proper, over which extends an arm, G. The bed-plate F has downwardly-extending brackets-d6 at both ends, through which loosely pass the shafts B and rod D, and by this means it is supported. The bed-plate F, carrying the arm G, is thus permitted movement along the shaft B and rod D. A suitable set-screw, a7, carried by the rear bracket, a6, and that is adapted to bear upon the rod D, serves to hold the bed-plate F and all its attachments rigidly in its proper position. The bed-plate F and the arm G carried thereby constitute the main portions of the lacer.

Through each arm G of the separate lacers passes a continuous rock-shaft, a, that may also be supported at its ends by brackets l), extending from the framing A. The shaft a carries at its ends cranks d, that are connected by links e with eccentrics ff on a cam-shaft, H, that is suitably journaled in the framing A. The shaft H is placed below the bedplate F of the lacers. The shaft H is rotated from the shaft B by means of gearing g I, or otherwise. By the above construction, as the shaft B rotates, the shaft a will be rocked in its bearings. The shaft a carries a crank or lever, t', for each lacer. To the free end of each lever -z' is pivoted a needle-bar, j, that is guided in a suitable head or frame, I, on the end of the corresponding arm, G. (See Fig. Each needle-bar j carries a needle, l, that passes through the bed-plate F, as in ordinary sewing-machines. Each levert also carries another rod or bar, m, parallel with the needle-barj, in the end of which bar m is secured a punch, n, that is adapted to pass into or through a die or matrix, o, which is carried by the bed-plate F, and in its passa-ge to perforate al card, J, on the bed-plate F above said die. The rod on and punch may be in one piece, if desired. The punch-rod m also carries on a projection, m2, a card-holdin g rod, p, that is situated between the needle and the punch fa, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. The lower end of this rod 7 9 extends below the punch n and is adapted to enter the last hole made in a card, J, by the punch n., to vhol'd said card as the punch n acts to perforate it. Said rod p enters adie, o2, on the bed-plate F. The needle Z is adapted to pass through the hole made in the card .I by the punch n. cards J are held on the bed-plate F, so as to be operated upon by the punch n and needle Z by means of a presser-foot, q, that is carried The ICO

by a rod, fr, passingI through the head I. This presser-foot q is of sueh length as to hold a number of Cards .l at once, as shown in Fig. S.

To enable the punch n to be adjusted toward or away from the needle I, we provide the head Yl with suitable guide-bloeks, s s, throughwhieh thepuneh-bar m, passes. 'lhese guideblocks S s are carried in slots s' in the head I, and are provided with screws t, that pass through slots u in the side of the head I and hold said blocks s in position. 'lhe snpport of the punch-rod m also passes through a slot, s", in the lever L', as shown in Fig. 3, or is otherwise arranged for permitting the adjustment of the rod nl. lhe die or matrix o is also movable with relation to the puneh n. For this purpose the die is held between a plate, 1:, and the bed-plate F by serews u', which screws pass throiiigh slot-s fr: in the die. (See Fig. 4.) These slots permit the adjust ment of the die o, while the serews fr and lVhen the length j shaft p2 is actuan-ul from a shaft, if, that is plate l' hold it in position. of stiteh is varied-or, in other words, the distance lietween the holes punehed in the eard Q bythe pnneh n. is varieduthe distance between the puneh and the rod p should also be varied to meet sueh change. For this purpose the projection nzA2 on the pnneh-bar m is slotted to reeeive the end of the bar p, which bar is held in position by a nut or otherwise. The die o2 for the rod p is also adjustable by means of a slot, y, in an arm of the die o'e and a screw, .2', as shown.

L is the feeding-nach for passing the cards J from the puneh n to the needle and away from the needle. The feeding-rack L is forked beneath the presserfoot q and passes through slots in the bed-plate F. (See Fig. l.) 'lhe .rack L .may be actuated by suitable means; but we preferthe following: 'lheraek L is seeured at its outer end to a reeiproeating bloek, M, that is suiiiported on a pivot, u2, at the front of the bed-plate F. l passes through a slot, (2?, within the block M.

VWithin said slot h2 is placed a spring, d'3, that l bears at one end against the pivot a? and at 1 'next movement by the lever y2 and a pin, mi',

its other end against the block .M, which spring aets to press the bloel; M inward, tl'xereby carrying the Afeedi11g-rack inward. A set-screw, e?, in the end of the block M, limits its inward motion. The feeding-rack L is elevated to grip the eards .l by means of a eam, N, on the shaft ll, which cam N bears aga-inst a projeetion oreontaet-faee, f2, on the feeding-rack. toward the front of the machine to feed the cards by means of a cam, O, on the shaft il, which cam bears against a shoulder, g2, or surface on the block )l or on the feeding-rack.

The cams N and O are so adjusted on the shaft H that after the spring (Z2 has moved the feeding-rack L inward under the cards the eam N will lirst aet upon the projection f? to raise the rack L against the cards, when the cam O will immediately press against the shoulder g2 to advance the rack, and thereby The pivot UP l l l, to rock the shaft p2 and push the plunger The feeding-rack Lis moved r the Cards. The earn N will then allow the feed-dog to deseend, the cam at this time permittingI the raek Lto be moved inward by the spring (Z2.

lhe eardsll are to be arranged in a pile behind the head l and contiguous to an upright or wall, W, that is over the liaiflq'ilate F. The lower edge of this wall 71.2 to be at such a distance above the bed-plate F as to permit one eard at a time to be pushed under it to be engaged by the feeding-rack L.

'lhe eards .l may be suitably fed one by one to the feeding-mel; L and the puneh n, but are prefera'liily fed by means of a plunger or feeding-plate, [2. The plunger i'e passes over the bed-plate F, under a eross-bar, jf, and against the lower eard J' of the pile, to push said Card beneath the wall h2 between the presser-foot q and punch a. The plunger i2 of eaeh laeer connects with a rod, L2, that is secured to cranks n2 on a horizontal roekshaft, p2, journaled in the framing A. The

jonrnaled in the framing A inA proximity to the shaft p2. The shaft rf' carries a eam, r2, and a counter-earn, f3, as elearly shown in Fig. l. 'lhe cam r2 bears against a erankpuz, on the shaft p2, while the eounter-eam #aetu ates a Crank, r2, on said shaft p2. The shaft q2 Carries at one end a disk or enlargement, I11.-?, upon which are arranged a number of 2 i "i' ,r VN ,2 p1ns,a. (See big. o.) ,lhe pms .@1, aie engaged alternately by a Claw-lever, 'Lz/2, that pivoted to the eeeentrie j' on the shaft Il. Said lever 'l1/2, as the shaft ll rotates, draws upon one pin r2 at eaeh revolution of the shaft H to partiallyv turn the shaft q2, and by this means intermittent rotary motion is imparted to the shaft ([2.

The position and aetion of the eams r zon the shaft q2 is sueh that as the narrow part of the cam fr? eomes opposite. the crank u? the lOO cam f will bear upon the crank fr?, as in Fig.

v2 forward to feed a card J tothe pnneh `n and needle I. As the shaft ql reeeives its a wide part of the eam lr2 will press upon the Crank u2 to turn the shaft Ap2 in the reverse. direction to its last nnivcment, thereby withdrawing the plunger yL1 Vfrom beneath the pile of eardsand permitting the lower eard of the pile to pass in :front of the plunger, ready to be pushed forward to the punch `n. l')uring eaeh subsequent motion of the shaft q2 by its lever fui/2 and pins 9:2, until the narrow part of the eam r2 again comes opposite the crank u2, as before stated, the plunger will remain in. the 'rearward nonoperating position. Thus where ive pins :u2 are used, as shown in Fig. 5, one pin acts to turn the shafts c1219?, to move the plunger i2 forward to push a card, the next to turn the shafts q2 p2 to move the plunger rearward, while the other three pins merely aetto turn said shaft q2 without actuating the plunger. After a eard is pushed forward by the plunger i?, the feeding-rack L moves the card step by step to the punch a and to the needle l.

Although we have shown five pins 1.702, whereby the shaft q2 will receive five intermittent motions to one revolution of the camshaft H, the number of pins, and thereby the number of motions of the shaft q2, may be varied according to circumstances. If preferred, a spring could be used to actuate the crank r2 in place of the counter-cam t2. The plunger may be made adjustable in length from the rod Z2 to its outer end, so as to actul ate cards of different widths to place said `i cards in proper position to be engaged by the feeding-rack L.

Having seen how the cards are fed and that the holes are punched therein by the successive descents of the punch n for the passage of the needles, we will now show how the cards are laced together.

Each time a hole is punched in a card by ik the punch n said card is fed forward a certain distance by the rack L until said hole comes in line with the needle. As the needle Z and punch n descend in unison, the needle will pass through a hole in a card while the punch is making another hole for the needle. The needle l carries a thread, a4, Fig. l, through the hole in the card made by the punch and below the bedplate, where the thread is caught by a looper, P, Fig. 3, that is carried by a rock-shaft, Q, journaled in Ithe framing A. rlhe shaft Q is adjacent to and parallel with the cam-shaft H. The shaft Q receives a rocking motion to cause the looper P to take the thread from the needle by means of a cam, R, on the cam-shaft H. (See Fig. 2.) The cani R, by its periphery, acts on a crank, b4, on the shaft Q to rock said shaft. A countercam, R2, on the shaft H acts on a crank, di, to return the shaft Q andi'hereby 'the looper; but a suitable spring may be substituted for the counter-cam R?. The shaft- Q also receives a longitudinal motion in one direction by the cam R acting on its side against the crank bi. 'lh e side of the cani R for this pur` pose is clearly shown in Fig. 7. The shaft Q receives longitudinal motion in the reverse direction by means of a spring, d". (See Fig.

'lhis longitudii'ial and rocking motion of the shaft causes the looper to take a loop from the receding needle and to place it in such position that the needle will pass through the loop on its descent. 'lhe looper then recedes and releases the loop, leaving it on the needle. The looper then returns to take another loop from the needle. Thus a continuous series of loops is formed; but although we have shown a particular forni of looper, we wish it umlerstoolfl that we may use any desired looper to act with the needle to lace the cards. The needle I not only passes through each hole made by the punch to form a loop, but also passes between two cards to there form a loop, and thus connect the cards together; or, in other words, the needle passes through i the last hole in a card to form a loop, then lpasses along the edge of the card and bc'- i tween that and the next card to form a joiny ing or connecting loop, and then into the first y hole in the next card.

l, and tension devices may be used for the thread a4 in its passage to the needle.

Having heretofore explained the separate operations of the different parts of the inachine, we will now show how the machine operates as an entirety.

It will be remembered that there will be two or more lacers proper mounted on the framing A, each one being' constructed substantially as shown. Suppose a series of cards J are to be laced in three places, say, at the ends and in the middle. Three lacers will f then be used (only two being shown in Fig. and will be moved along the framing A until in their proper positions with relation to the cards J. The cards .l will bc placed in a pile, as shown in Fig. 3. The machine is now started by revolving` the shaft l. The shaft a will thereby be rocked, causing the needle l, punch a, and holdin g-rod p to rise and fall at the proper speed. The plunger i* will now act to push a card J from the pile of cards and up to the punch a. The Vnext movement of the plunger will be to retreat from the cards. ln its first downward movement the punch nv will pass along the edge o f l the card that was just pushed forward bythe plunger. As Vthe punch rises, the feed-dog L lwill act to push the card forward a certain distance under the punch. At the next descent the punch n pierces the card, the holding-rod p passing along the edge of the card to steady it. The punch now rises and the card is fed forward. In its next descent the punch pierces the card, the rod p passing through the previously-made hole in the card, and the above operations are repeated. "When l the card reaches the needle Z, said needle will pass through the hole made by the punch n.. The loop will then be formed, and when the needle retreats the card will be moved forward to bring the next hole under the needle. After the last hole has been made in the card said card will be moved lforward and the punch will then descend along the edge ofthe card. x At the next forward motion of the last card 1 a new card will be pushed up to the punch 1 by the plunger, when the motion is repeated. i All the cards on the rack L are moved in unil son, the needle Z entering every hole made by the punch to form a loop, also forming aconl necting loop or hinge between every two cards. The different lacers that are lacing a card are so adjusted that all the same parts move in unison, and thus the cards are passed from the lacing-machine properly sewed together l in two, three, or more places.

l The cams N O and looper P arc to be atl tached to their respective shafts, so as to be g longitudinally adjustable thereon.

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their proper position. Theeoinlrinntion,withpunehingalfld lae It in evident thutthe menus1 tor roelv'ing'the ing nn'rehanisin, substantially as described, ol. shaft (l, also the shnlts [F and Q, may be nlthe plunger [2, roeleshait p9, eonneeted theretered without. departing` li`ron1 our invention; with, Shaft if, eun fri thereon for actuating 5o but: we Iiud the eonst ruetion shown to besatthe shz'dftyy, pins .r2 on the Shaft q2, lever y2 isfuetonv. t for said pins, and eccentric f, for actuating lluving now deseribed our inv '1ntion, what said lever, sulistantially as described. we elaini ismt. '.lhe (fain-shali't` ll and double Cam R, Carl. rlhe eonlbinnt ion ot't he punch n, needlev ried b v Said shaft, eombined with the looper 55 bnrj. needle I, rod p, looper l", und .feed-rack roelC-Slmtt Q, hnvingeranl Z1", that is actuated L with one another. und with means,suhstanboth b v the periphery and side of the Cani R, tiullvas deseribed, for moving the Feed-mel: to and the looper P on snid shaft Q, as Specified. t'eed u` enrd the exaet' distanee between the 7. '.l-'he eoinbinntion of the needle-bar j, pnneh and rod p, so as to ennl'ilesaid rod to needle Z, lever i', and melt-Shaft (t, supporting 6o enter the holel made bv said punt-h, und with .Quid lever, witlrthe head l, adjustable guide mechanism, suhstnntinllv ne deseribed, for bleek s in said head, and punch-rod nl, passnloving' the rod p through the wird, u# Iwt ingI throng-h Suid bleek .s and carried by the lorth. lever l', .sul'istantially as deseribed.

2. The eolnbinntion ol' the punch n, hold- S. The li'ran'ie l\,having' Shaft l), and rod D, 65 ingrrod p, needle-bar j, needle I. teml-rae'k. L, eonibineifl with the ailljustable laces carried means, @nl)stantiallwv ne described, For aetuatthereon und movable along` Said shafts, eaeh ingthexn,andloopei-P, with the plunger i?. for lueer ei'lrrving' puleh und St'itehformingI passing n eard to the puneh, and with menne, t meehailisun, and with n'ieehanisni, Substansuhstz'intiallv as deeeribed` for netnut inf;A said tiiall)T as described, for operating Said puneh 7 0 plunger, as Specified. and stiteh-lorining nieehai'iisin, as Specified.

3. The needle-barlj, needle l, puneh n, lever 'lhe :filniive Sper'nilieation signeil b v us this i, supporting' thenl, melt-shaft u, Carrying,T Said tth da)Y ot' .lin/nmry, 1888. lever i, and ernnk d, for roeking'sz-iid shaft-,in ll. 'l-lLACKIlD. PAYNE.

combination with the plunger [2, for feeding' a card to the puneh. und with loopiuel meehan isnl, Substantially :is deneribwl. for formingloopenfrom the needle, :is speeilied. 

